October 2019 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – Edmund Optics (EO) announced that its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., has become the exclusive online sales site for laser beam shapers manufactured by Germany's AdlOptica. This laser beam shaper converts Gaussian beam profiles into flat-top or Airy disk profiles with nearly 100% efficiency. EO will stock this product as a standard item. 【Features】 AdlOptica n Shaper Flat-Top Beam Shaper ■ Converts Gaussian beam profiles to flat-top ■ Nearly 100% efficiency ■ Eliminates internal focusing mechanism, allowing for higher power laser input AdlOptica Focal-n Shaper Flat-Top Beam Shaper ■ Shapes Gaussian beams into Airy disk profiles ■ Outputs either flat-top or donut-shaped beam profiles ■ Nearly 100% efficiency *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

July 2019 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – Edmund Optics (EO) Japan, a subsidiary of Edmund Optics, has started selling a new laser-grade aspheric lens with a non-spherical tolerance of λ/40 RMS. This product is precisely polished using a magnetorheological finishing (MRF) machine that selectively removes material with advanced reproducibility and control. This polishing method enables diffraction-limited performance and achieves an excellent Strehl ratio of >0.8 at the design wavelength of Nd:YAG. 【Features】 ■ Extremely smooth optical surface ■ Suitable for high-precision laser focusing applications ■ Achieves an excellent Strehl ratio of >0.8 at the design wavelength of Nd:YAG ■ Utilizes high-performance laser single-wavelength V-coating with reflectance of less than 0.25% at each design wavelength ■ Made with synthetic quartz substrate ■ Standard inch sizes in F2 design lineup *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

May 2019 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – Edmund Optics® (EO) Japan, a subsidiary of Edmund Optics, Inc., has started selling the TECHSPEC® Multi-Element Tube System. This TECHSPEC® Multi-Element Tube System is highly versatile and offers unprecedented adaptability through the use of combinable components. It is suitable for prototyping and creating unique optical designs. 【Contact Information】 Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. Tel: 03-3944-6210 Fax: 03-3944-6211 e-mail: sales@edmundoptics.jp Company URL: https://www.edmundoptics.jp/ *For inquiries regarding this product, please feel free to contact the above office.

April 2019 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – Edmund Optics (EO), the Japanese subsidiary of the U.S. company Edmund Optics, announced a collaboration with II-VI to supply optical components made of zinc selenide (ZnSe) with short lead times. EO currently offers new products including zinc selenide (ZnSe) plano-convex lenses, zinc selenide (ZnSe) aspheric lenses, beam expanders for CO2 lasers, and lens stress analyzers. This collaboration has made it easier than ever to procure optical components for infrared (IR) applications throughout the design, prototyping, and production project cycle. *For more details, please refer to the press release materials.

December 2018 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has launched its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., which has begun the release of the TECHSPEC λ/10 Laser Coated Laser Windows. The laser line windows are ideal for protecting optical and electronic components in high-power laser applications. This precision window achieves environmental performance against humidity and debris while maintaining high transmittance and minimal wavefront distortion. 【Features】 ■ Surface quality of 10-5 ■ Guaranteed damage threshold at design wavelength ■ Available in diameters from 12.7 to 50.8 mm *For more details, please refer to the page below or feel free to contact us.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has launched a new dual-band laser mirror and window for Nd:YAG lasers that use a visible light guide beam. Since the 1064nm Nd:YAG beam is invisible, a visible light guide beam at 532nm or 635-670nm is often used to confirm whether the laser is properly positioned. Dual-band optics are an ideal choice for Nd:YAG systems due to their anti-reflective coatings that accommodate these multiple wavelengths, high laser damage threshold (LDT), and a surface quality of 10-5 that reduces scattering.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC 785nm Laser Coated Synthetic Quartz Plano-Convex Lens." This product offers a lineup of V-coating (AR coating) options for various laser lines. Designed to achieve maximum throughput at specific laser wavelengths, this product is suitable for applications utilizing low-power He-Ne, diode, and Nd:YAG laser light sources.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has further expanded its stock products for framed machine vision filters. This product expansion includes over 350 new polarizers, color filters, and ND filters that can be implemented in various imaging systems. Each filter is designed to have a common thread type and wavelength range to seamlessly combine with EO's TECHSPEC imaging lenses.

Edmund Optics' "TECHSPEC Aspherical Imaging Lens" has been selected as one of the three award-winning products in the Vision category of the 2022 Inspect Awards. This award is presented annually by Inspect magazine to manufacturers of products chosen by the magazine's readers. For more details, please refer to the related materials below.

Edmund Optics has partnered with Meta Materials Inc. (META) to launch the sale of a series of large, flexible holographic notch filters called "META holoOPTIX Notch Filters," further expanding its lineup of stocked products. Our Vice President of Retail Markets stated, "The combination of Meta Materials' history of collaboration with major OEMs in product and technology development and our one-stop shop for optical, imaging, and photonics products will allow customers around the world to easily try out this exciting new technology." For more details, please refer to the related materials below.

In May 2023 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo), Edmund Optics® (EO) Japan Corporation has started selling the 1064nm 2X-8X Gemma™ Variable Beam Expander, further expanding its inventory of products. This beam expander features high LIDT and a fixed tube length, designed for high-power laser applications that require strict spatial constraints. To minimize beam jitter, it employs a mechanism that allows for internal lens movement and focus adjustment without rotation. Additionally, with the ability to adjust magnification from 2X to 8X, prototyping to determine system magnification is made easier. The 1064nm 2X-8X Gemma™ Variable Beam Expander is designed with Gaussian beams in mind, utilizing a non-rotating lens in a Galileo design and achieving high pointing accuracy while maintaining a compact tube length of 158mm with a ghost-free focus. The Gemma™ Variable Beam Expander is available for quick delivery through stock sales.

In May 2023, Edmund Optics' Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., announced that EO has partnered with ISP Optics to begin global sales of high-quality optical components made from over 15 types of infrared (IR) materials. By becoming the global e-commerce distributor for ISP Optics, they will stock and sell all of ISP Optics' products, including many IR optical components such as lenses, windows, and prisms. The service supports 9 languages and 11 currencies, and has a specialized team including optical engineers and global technical support, capable of handling system integration and custom requests.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling "TECHSPEC® Precision Aspheric Lenses for Lasers." This aspheric lens, which has a diffraction limit at the design wavelength, is optimized for the most common Nd:YAG laser wavelength and features a high laser damage threshold coating in its lineup. With an aspheric shape of 1.2λ and a slope factor of 0.35μm/mm, this product minimizes mid-spatial frequency (MSF) errors, making it suitable for demanding laser processing, cutting, and additive manufacturing applications.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC® High Load Capacity Linear Stage." This product features a high-rigidity brass structure and a drive mechanism operated by a hex wrench, allowing for high load capacity options of 5, 10, and 15 kg in a slim and compact overall size. The design, which does not use tension springs and is equipped with locking screws for fixing the stage position, enhances resistance to vibrations and stability. It is suitable for imaging and laser optical systems that require a slim linear stage in demanding environments.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling "ultra-thin nanoparticle polarizers." This product is a lightweight polarizer with a thickness of 90µm that can replace conventional polarizers, offering high transmittance and an extinction ratio exceeding 10,000:1. Made by doping silver nanoparticles into sodium silicate glass substrates, this polarizer features high-temperature stability up to +400°C, as well as resistance to chemicals, UV radiation, and fading. It is available in uncoated, single-sided AR-coated, and double-sided AR-coated options, and is compatible with a wavelength range of 1260-1600nm. It is suitable for use in optical communications, medical applications, aerospace fields, as well as in optical isolators and polarimetric interferometers, and for improving signal-to-noise ratios.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC® UV Non-Axis Parabolic Mirror." This product features a DUV reflective enhanced aluminum coating that achieves excellent transmittance from 190 to 900 nm, and the aluminum substrate is diamond machined to achieve an RMS surface roughness of less than 50A to minimize scattering. We offer multiple focal length options in standard inch sizes, ranging from 25.4 to 203 mm in diameter.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "Gimbal Mount for Large Diameter." This product supports optics with diameters of 4" (101.6mm), 4.25" (108mm), 6" (152.4mm), and 8" (203.2mm). The gimbal mechanism combines the maintenance of the rotation axis center on the optical surface with precise adjustments in the tip and tilt directions driven by a micrometer, enabling accurate control of the beam optical path.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling "polarization-maintaining fiber patch cords." This product is available with FC/PC, FC/APC, and hybrid termination connectors. With a typical extinction ratio of 18-25 dB, it maintains the incident polarization direction. The patch cords are suitable for wavelengths from 460 to 1625 nm and are applicable in beam transmission, optical communication, and optical fiber sensing, among other applications.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling kinematic mounts for the E series pick-off mirrors. The kinematic mount for the E series pick-off mirrors is ideal for 1" (25.4mm) diameter knife-edge pick-off mirrors. It is equipped with two feed screws for optical adjustment and alignment in the tip and tilt directions (±3.5°), and the M6 x 0.25 (101.6 TPI) feed screws enable smooth movement, which can be operated manually or with a hex wrench (2mm across flats).

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the TECHSPEC Ultra High Contrast Polarizing Film (XP42HE). The TECHSPEC Ultra High Contrast Polarizing Film (XP42HE) achieves an excellent transmittance of 42.6% in the 400–700nm range and a contrast ratio of 30,000:1. It is available in a rectangular shape and can be easily cut into the desired shape using standard cutting tools. It is suitable for imaging, measurement, and microscopy applications where contrast is of utmost importance.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling NIR wire grid polarizers. NIR wire grid polarizers are broadband polarizers designed to achieve high transmission rates from 700 to 2500 nm. They offer a high contrast version with a 5900:1 extinction ratio at 2400 nm, or a high transmission version that provides up to 91% transmission at 1900 nm. They are suitable for thermal imaging.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the TECHSPEC® BBAR-coated UV synthetic quartz right-angle prism. This prism has improved transmission efficiency compared to uncoated UV synthetic quartz right-angle prisms. Additionally, it has low thermal expansion and excellent transmission across the UV, visible, and NIR spectra, making it ideal for a wide range of applications in science and industry, including medical devices, semiconductor inspection, and laser-based implementations.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "OD8 Fluorescence Bandpass Filter." This product has a blocking performance of OD≧8 in its transmission cutoff band while maintaining a high transmission rate in the transmission band. The hard-coated interference filter features high-precision spectral consistency and is characterized by industry-leading S/N system performance and low crosstalk. It is ideal for fluorescence detection applications that require precise spectral cleanup.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC High-Performance Synthetic Quartz Non-Axis Parabolic Mirror." This product features a surface roughness of less than 10 Å, which minimizes scattering, and performs better in the UV wavelength range compared to conventional metal substrate non-axis parabolic mirrors. It can be easily implemented at a 90° non-axis angle, and due to its low scattering properties, it is well-suited for Schlieren, MTF, Czerny-Turner, and Littrow-type spectrometer systems.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling the "TECHSPEC Plano-Concave Lens (VIS-EXT Multi-Coated)." This product is designed to bend parallel incident light rays and diverge them from the lens's exit surface by having a negative focal length. It can be used to balance aberrations caused by other lenses in the system due to negative spherical aberration. Additionally, it offers better performance in the range of 350nm to 700nm, and there are various anti-reflective coating options available.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the Everix ultra-thin 10nm bandpass filter. This product is designed for the wavelengths of common visible LEDs and laser diodes in the range of 400 – 660nm, featuring a narrow bandwidth of 10nm, which broadens the wavelength selection range by allowing light through a clearly defined band at the design wavelength. Additionally, it has a protective polymer layer on the outermost surface, making it resistant to scratches and highly durable. Its ultra-thin design makes it ideal for implementation in life sciences and medical devices where lightweight solutions are sought.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling laser shielding (protection) windows. These are CE-certified laser radiation protection windows, available in UV, VIS, and NIR wavelengths. We offer a suitable size of 200mm x 100mm for doors, windows, and small enclosures of compact devices, making them ideal for safe observation in laser environments.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling monolithic collimators. Different focal lengths optimized for numerical apertures of 0.5 and 0.2 simultaneously collimate light from the fast and slow axes of laser diodes. They can circularize the elliptical beam output of common blue laser diodes and are suitable for light collimation of single emitters in the blue spectrum.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has started selling TECHSPEC Dual-Band ZERODUR Laser Mirrors. These mirrors feature high reflectivity coatings for two or three wavelength bands on a durable ZERODUR substrate, achieving over 99.5% reflectivity at the design wavelengths. They are available with high-reflectivity dual-band coatings for Nd:YAG lasers and red or green guide beams at 532/1064nm and 635/670/1064nm, along with multiple standard diameter options. They are well-suited for beam steering applications.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has started selling the TECHSPEC Telecentric Lens Kit. The TECHSPEC Telecentric Lens Kit is a set product composed of best-selling telecentric lenses that can be easily ordered at discounted prices for the purchase of multiple lens products. A lineup of kits with various magnifications and working distances is available. It provides multiple solutions for applications requiring telecentric lenses, including machine vision, surveying, inspection and measurement of automotive and electronic components, and gauging.